Vulnerability Management Analyst

Role: Vulnerability Management Analyst

Location: Calgary, AB

Duration: long Term Contract

Job Description:

"Required Technical Skill Set

• Vulnerability lifecycle management (identify → assess → prioritize → remediate → verify)

• Risk-based prioritization

• Patch management processes and coordination

• Remediation validation and reporting

• False positive analysis and tuning

• SLA tracking and compliance alignment

• Penetration testing basics

• Hands-on experience in Rapid7, MCAS, Wiz.

Must-Have

Monitor threat intelligence and vendor advisories.

• Analyze vulnerabilities affecting ICS (Industrial Control Systems)

• Analyze and Conduct vulnerability assessments for ICS devices

• Coordinate activities between OT, IT, cybersecurity, and operations teams

• Conducted regular vulnerability scans across network, systems, and applications using tools such as Tenable, Qualys, and Rapid7, identifying critical security gaps.

• Managed the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle including identification, assessment, prioritization, remediation, and validation.

• Partnered with security operations and incident response teams to address actively exploited vulnerabilities and reduce attack surface.

• Delivered continuous improvement initiatives to enhance scanning coverage, reduce MTTR, and strengthen overall security posture.

• Performed risk-based prioritization using threat intelligence, and business impact to focus remediation on high-risk vulnerabilities.

• Drive timely remediation and patch management, ensuring SLA adherence.

• Validated remediation efforts through re-scans and manual verification, reducing false positives and ensuring accurate closure.

• Analyzed vulnerability data and generated actionable reports and dashboards for technical teams and executive stakeholders.

• Leveraged automation using Python/PowerShell and APIs to streamline vulnerability scanning, reporting, and remediation workflows.

• Monitored emerging threats using CVE, and threat intelligence feeds, correlating exploitability with organizational risk.

• Ensured compliance with industry standards and frameworks such as NIST, CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS.

Good-to-Have

• Experience in dealing with customers directly and working in a global delivery model.

• Negotiation Skills

• Good Assertive Communication (Written & Oral)

• External certifications any